Some of you may not be aware that I once wrote a book about Japan, and that...
In keeping with the Japanese fondness for giving apartment blocks trendy, western-style names, our two-floor block of...
While there tends to be some kind of prior warning that a large-scale volcanic eruption is on...
In order to revise for – and sit – the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, I’ve had to...
When you go on a cycle tour, your shoes are the weakest link. I realised this while...
Everyone knew The Big One would arrive sooner or later, it was just a matter of when...
I’m sure some of you have been wondering where I’ve been for the past couple of weeks...
It was pouring with rain until about 10 o’clock last Thursday morning, so instead of doing three...
Once Mrs M and I had recovered from our jet lag sufficiently that we weren’t liable to...
Woman in silver seat has shorts cut with scissors A man has been arrested for property damage...
